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The English Knowledge already has 6.9 million articles. Before creating a new one, try to make sure there is not already an article (or a Draft in development) on the same topic, perhaps under a different spelling, or even a different name.
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It's a good idea to look at several existing Knowledge articles on subjects similar to yours to see how such articles are formatted. The quality of our existing articles varies and lower quality articles should not be used as a model. The
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by the Knowledge community helpful. Please note these assessments certainly do not list all possible sources: if a source is not listed, that only means it has not met the criteria for listing. If a source meets the
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When your draft is ready, you have two options for publishing it: you can do so directly yourself, or ask another editor to review it first. If you don't have an account, if your account is not yet
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with the article topic, you will have to ask for a review. Otherwise, the choice is up to you. In either case, you should take some time to double check that the draft is ready first.
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such high-quality, published sources in Knowledge articles. That is all we do! Please make sure that everything you write on Knowledge is based on such sources, and be sure to include
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If you're sure that there is no article or draft available for your topic, then there is just one big task to do before you start writing your first article: you have to
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If you have a personal or professional relationship with what you want to write about, it is best if you do not create the new article yourself. Editing with a
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can be used, they should be used sparingly and carefully, usually only to support basic facts. Primary sources do not contribute to establishing notability.
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of the subject. This means that nobody involved in writing or publishing the source has a financial or other connection to the subject. A source is
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of the article, which uses some special characters, like adding ] to create a link to another page, or asterisks to make bullet points.
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gives more details on how to tell if a topic is notable or not. If you're not sure if your topic is notable, ask for help at the
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as you go. This is much easier than writing first and trying to remember later where you found each piece of information.
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provides thought and reflection based on primary sources, generally at least one step removed from a topic. It contains
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about a topic, then it may be notable. A topic is not notable if there aren't sufficient reliable sources about it. (
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Here are some "Do"s and "Don't"s, to highlight some of the most important points about writing your first article:
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Take another look at your draft to see if it meets the criteria required for a Knowledge article. Make sure that:
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to learn the basics about editing. Working on existing articles is a great way to learn Knowledge's protocols and
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first to learn more about how Knowledge works. You can always come back to create an article later; there is
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is the default. To switch your default editing interface, select an option from the "Editing mode" menu in
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topic. Notability is tricky to define, but in a nutshell, if there are multiple published
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Congratulations, you've created your first article! We have some suggested next steps at
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because of a personal or professional connection to the topic of the article.
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if the content within the source originates from the subject, including most
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Overview of the guidelines, requirements, suggestions for the newbie editor
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for articles that need your assistance and tasks you can help out with.
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For a list of informative, instructional and supportive pages, see the
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link at the bottom of any page to switch to the desktop version at
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and make sure that it is reviewed by another editor. If you have a
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in the article (most reviewers look for at least three sources).
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in the shaded box at the top. If an article has been assessed as
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A notable topic is one that has reliable sources that each meet
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whether Knowledge should have a new article on the given subject
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Creating a new article is one of many ways to contribute to the
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Articles are in "Main" space, and drafts are in "Draft" space.
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Where will you develop your draft? You have several options:
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The best way to demonstrate verifiability, is by creating a
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Make sure there isn't already an article about the topic.
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